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Old 12-12-2011
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Originally Posted by Stuweatherman View Post
You could if they weren't out of stock!!

So do you use photoshop to make the masks or do you have to use the software supplied with the cutter??
Photoshop is no good it works with pixels you need to use a program that generates VECTORS, so illustrator, corel draw or Inkscape, the latter beign completely free as it's an open source program.

You need to be able to draw neat paths with the pen tool (same as the one in photoshop) which the cutter understands.

There are plenty of places you can pick cutters up from, it just depends what you are willing to pay. I bought mine ten years ago, they were about 4 times the price then. More readily available now though so it's even easier for people to get them and use them at home.
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